Continuum beliefs and stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with schizophrenia, depression and alcohol dependence

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 665-669

  Schomerus, Georg ^a,b   Matschinger, Herbert ^c,d   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f Center for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

Author keywords

Population survey; Social distance; Stigma; Symptom continuum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

POPULATION SURVEY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; SYMPTOM CONTINUUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885470919     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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